The countdown has begun! I will guide you through my watch flipping journey. One by one. From the first to the last. What made me buy it? What made me sell it? Over 400 watches has come and gone during the years. Instead of boring you with too much technical details I will try to focus on giving you my thoughts and refelections and at the same time trying to add a personal touch to my journey by sharing some moments when the watches has accompanied me through life. Read and enjoy!

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2015-02-13

No 22 - Sinn U1

Damn I like
Sinn! I’ve had far too few over the years. I’m not sure it’s the design that
has got me hooked. It’s the technology, unique solutions and cool material that
fascinates me. Sinn's watches feels more like proper tool watches than anything else
from any other manufacturer. Here we are talking about instruments that actually
have been designed for extreme professions where requirements on the equipment
are extreme. Jeez! It sounds like I’m getting paid by Sinn for writing this (I wish!). But
the truth is that these are the kind of features that really gets me going. The
U1 was the first Sinn model I discovered. What strikes you at once when you
have a look at the U1 are the hands. Some people like them and some people don’t.
I don’t like them. They don’t mess up the legibility or anything they just look
weird. But I like the rest of the design and especially the extra hardened
u-boat steel and the 1000m depth rating. Also the price feels reasonable. Or at
least it did a couple of years ago. I think the price has increased quite
a lot the last years but I can be wrong.

I came across a used one without the bracelet in January 2010 and bought it immediately.
I might have been a little hasty because it turned out the watch came with a
rubber band that had been shortened and it was way too tight for my wrist. So I
bought a couple of 22mm nato straps to achieve some tooliness. Well, that didn’t
work out at all. The U1 is not designed to be put on a nato and has a sharp
edge between the lugs towards the case back. It wore high and didn’t feel good
at all. Putting it on a zulu looks ridiculous. My watch still had the ETA 2824-2 movement inside. The U1's manufactured today are equipped with Selitta movements.

#22 – Sinn U1. (pictures taken by previous owner)

(pictures taken by previous owner)

I was really disappointed that I couldn’t wear the U1 properly and instead of
searching for a new rubber or a bracelet I put it out for sale saying I could
take a Marathon SAR as a part trade. I got a fish on the hook and sold the U1
and got a Marathon SAR as a part trade.

I’ve only had one other Sinn apart from the U1 one but there are so many more
models that I want to try. I’ve lately been looking out for an 856 UTC, an EZM3
or a U1 SDR. I will most certain pick one up in the near future.